Oil-stove



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J. S. VAN BUREN'.

OIL STOVE.

No. 257,110. Patented Apr.25, 1882.

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' J. s. VAN BUREN.

OIL STOVE;

Patented Apr. Z5,v 1882.

. UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAFEW S. VA'N BUREN, OF ALBANY, NEW YORK.

OIL-STOVE.-

SPECIFIGATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 257,110, dated April25, 1882,

Application filed January 27, 1882. (No model.)

I all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Jnnnw S. VAN BUREN, of Albany, in the county ofAlbany and State of New York, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Oil-Stoves, and I do hereby declare the following to beafull, clear,

- and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothersskilled in the art to which itpertains to make and use it, referencebeing bad to the accompanying drawings, which form part of thisspecification.

My invention relates to an improvement in oil-stoves; and itconsists,first, in placing inside of the reservoir, which is made larger at itsbottom than its top,avertical annular partition, which is placed looselyin the reservoir, and under the lower edges of which the oil must riseinto the wick-chamber, so that, should the oil outside of the partitioncatch on' fire, the fire cannot communicate with the main body of theoil in the center of the reservoir; second, in making an outlet on oneside ofthe reservoir for the gas or vapor which may be generated fromthe oil, and -covering the top and bottom of this outlet with very finewiregauze.

The objcctof this invention is to produce an oil-stove which is soconstructed that there is not the slightest danger of the vapor or gasarising from the oil producing an explosion.

Figure 1- is a vertical section of my invention. Fig. 2 is a plan viewof the reservoir and the base of the stove.

A represents an ornamental iron base, inside of which the detachablereservoir is placed, at any suitable distance above the floor. Thisreservoir B is here shown as being supported in position by havingsuitable supports, 0, fastened to the inner sides of thelegs; but it maybe secured in position in any other suitable manner. Resting upon thetop of this reservoir so as to hold it tightly in place, and at the sametime form a more perfect joint with the hinged part which carries theburners, is the collar F, which is secured in place by means of anysuitable fastening devices. Inside of this reservoir, which is madeconsiderably larger at its bottom than at its top,

is loosely placed the vertical annular partition G, which is notfastened to the reservoir at either top or bottom, and which has itslower edge to extend down in contact with the son that flame cannotbottom of the reservoir. The lower edge of this partition rests looselyupon the bottom of the reservoir so that any oil which is poured in atthe filling-hole H will rise under the bottom edge of the partition intothe central part of the reservoir. This partition is intended as asafety attachment for the purpose of preventing fire from passing intothe reservoir should the oil ever accidentally catch on fire while thereservoir is being filled, and to prevent a larger body of the oil fromcatching fire in case the oil should become ignited inside of thepartition than would otherwise be'the case. This partition, whichextends all the way around the reservoir, also serves to allow a sectionof very fine wire-gauze, J, to be fastened to it, and which gauze servesboth to allow the oil to flow freelyinto the wick-chamber and to preventthe flame being communicated to the oil in the reservoir in case the oilshould catch on fire while the reservoir is being filled. This gauze maybe of any desired shape or length, as its only object is to allow thevapor and oil to pass through into the Outside chamber.

Projecting out from one Sid Of the reservoir is the extension L, whichhas an opening through its top, which is covered over by a very finegauze, N An opening is also made through the vertical partition justbelow the gauzeN, and this opening is also covered with gauze W, so thatthe gas will not be held in the wick-chamber, but will escape at once.Any gas which gathers in the reservoir outside of the verticalpartition, which extends all the way around, makes its escape throughthe gauze, and as the gauze is very fine, there is not the slightestdanger of fire being communicated to the oil, for the well-known reapassthrough small perforations.

In order to still further add to the safety of the stove, a sheet ofperforated metal is placed around the burners, and which serves thedouble purpose of preventinghcat from being radiated downward, and toprevent any possibilityof the vapor arising from the oil from catchingfire as it is being drawn inward by the draft to theburners. The greataim sought by me in this invention is to produce a stove which isabsolutely free from all danger of explosion, and this I do by dividingthe reservessel placed on the top.

voir into two chambers and separating them in such a manner that shouldthe oil catch fire in one itcannot wellcommunicate to the other.

The top P of the stove is made perfectly flat, and through this top ismade a perforation for each chimney or burner, so that the heat can bebrought in direct contactwith the Through the sides of this top are madesuitable openings, V, through which the products of combustion escape.By the use of theseopenings the projections which are usually employedupon the top of the stove to support the utensil, so that the productsof combustion can escape under it, are dispensed with,and utensils ofallkinds can be placed directly upon the top of the stove. hen theprojections are used utensils having thin bottoms are always liable 'tobe injured, and it is to avoid this liability to accident that they aredispensed with.

Having thus described my invention, I claim In an oil-stove, thecombination of the reservoir'B, made largest at its bottom and pro videdwith an extension, L, and filling-hole H, 25 the vertical partition Gr,provided with the gauzes J WV, the partition bein g loosely placedinside of the reservoir,and the extension being provided with the gauzeN, substantially as shown.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.7

JAFEW S. VAN BUREN.

\Vitnesses:

A. J. SKIPPER, W. J. DUNN.

